| 摘要 |
This invention relates to surgical drapes and in particular provides a drape which comprises a thin, flexible, adhesive-coated plastics film and a protective, releasable layer applied to the adhesive coating, the drape having an aperture through at least the adhesive-coated film to permit, in use, access to a wound area, at least one first edge of the drape having a non-adhesive coated handling bar for separating the adhesive-coated film from the protective layer, and wherein the protective layer comprises a separate strip extending parallel to the first edge of the drape, and which protects the adhesive coating in the region of the aperture and carries at least one flap overlapping the adjacent portion of the protective layer, said flap constituting a handle for facilitating removal of said strip prior to use. |
